Circulating vaccine derived polio virus type 1 outbreak, Saadah governorate, Yemen, 2020.


Journal

BMC infectious diseases
ISSN: 1471-2334
Titre abrégé: BMC Infect Dis
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968551

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
29 Apr 2022
Historique:
received: 04 08 2021
accepted: 18 04 2022
entrez: 29 4 2022
pubmed: 30 4 2022
medline: 4 5 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Yemen has faced one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world since the start of the war in 2015. In 2020; 30 Vaccine Derived Polio Virus type 1 (VDPV1) isolates were detected in Saadah governorate. The aims are to characterize the outbreak and address the gaps predisposing the emergence and circulation of VDPV1 in Saadah governorate, Yemen. A retrospective descriptive study of confirmed cases of VDPV1 between January and December 2020 was performed. Surveillance staff collected data from patient cases, contacts, as well as stool specimens that shipped to WHO accredited polio labs. Data of population immunity was also reviewed. The difference in days between the date of sample collection, shipment, and receiving lab result was used to calculate the average of delayed days for lab confirmation. From January to December 2020, a total of 114 cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) were reported from 87% (13/15) districts, and cVDPV1 was confirmed among 26% (30) AFP cases. 75% (21) were < 5 years, 73% (20) had zero doses of Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV). The first confirmed case (3%) was from Saadah city, with paralysis onset at the end of January 2020 followed by 5 cases (17%) in March from another four districts, 8 cases (27%) in April, and 13 (43%) up to December 2020 were from the same five districts in addition to 3 (10%) form three new districts. The lab confirmation was received after an average of 126 days (71-196) from sample collection. The isolates differ from the Sabin 1 type by 17- 30 VP1 nucleotides (nt) and were linked to VDPV1 with 13 (nt) divergence that isolated in July 2020 from stool specimens collected before one year from contacts of an inadequate AFP case reported from Sahar district. The new emerging VDPV1 was retrospectively confirmed after one year of sample collection from Sahar district. Delayed lab confirmation, as well as the response and low immunization profile of children against polio, were the main predisposing factors for cVDPV1 outbreak. This outbreak highlights the need to maintain regular biweekly shipments to referral polio labs in the short-term, and the exploration of other options in the longer-term to enable the Yemen National Lab to fully process national samples itself.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Yemen has faced one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world since the start of the war in 2015. In 2020; 30 Vaccine Derived Polio Virus type 1 (VDPV1) isolates were detected in Saadah governorate. The aims are to characterize the outbreak and address the gaps predisposing the emergence and circulation of VDPV1 in Saadah governorate, Yemen.
METHOD METHODS
A retrospective descriptive study of confirmed cases of VDPV1 between January and December 2020 was performed. Surveillance staff collected data from patient cases, contacts, as well as stool specimens that shipped to WHO accredited polio labs. Data of population immunity was also reviewed. The difference in days between the date of sample collection, shipment, and receiving lab result was used to calculate the average of delayed days for lab confirmation.
RESULTS RESULTS
From January to December 2020, a total of 114 cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) were reported from 87% (13/15) districts, and cVDPV1 was confirmed among 26% (30) AFP cases. 75% (21) were < 5 years, 73% (20) had zero doses of Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV). The first confirmed case (3%) was from Saadah city, with paralysis onset at the end of January 2020 followed by 5 cases (17%) in March from another four districts, 8 cases (27%) in April, and 13 (43%) up to December 2020 were from the same five districts in addition to 3 (10%) form three new districts. The lab confirmation was received after an average of 126 days (71-196) from sample collection. The isolates differ from the Sabin 1 type by 17- 30 VP1 nucleotides (nt) and were linked to VDPV1 with 13 (nt) divergence that isolated in July 2020 from stool specimens collected before one year from contacts of an inadequate AFP case reported from Sahar district.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
The new emerging VDPV1 was retrospectively confirmed after one year of sample collection from Sahar district. Delayed lab confirmation, as well as the response and low immunization profile of children against polio, were the main predisposing factors for cVDPV1 outbreak. This outbreak highlights the need to maintain regular biweekly shipments to referral polio labs in the short-term, and the exploration of other options in the longer-term to enable the Yemen National Lab to fully process national samples itself.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35488227
doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07397-0
pii: 10.1186/s12879-022-07397-0
pmc: PMC9052627
doi:

Substances chimiques

Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral 0

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

414

Informations de copyright

© 2022. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Mutahar Ahmed Al-Qassimi (MA)

National Polio Surveillance, Yemen Ministry of Public Health and Population, Sana'a, Yemen. maque55@yahoo.com.

Mohammed Al Amad (M)

Field Epidemiology Training Program, Yemen Ministry of Public Health and Population, Sana'a, Yemen.

Labiba Anam (L)

Field Epidemiology Training Program, Yemen Ministry of Public Health and Population, Sana'a, Yemen.

Khaled Almoayed (K)

General Directorate for Diseases Control and Surveillance, Yemen Ministry of Public Health and Population, Sana'a, Yemen.

Ahmed Al-Dar (A)

National Polio Surveillance, Yemen Ministry of Public Health and Population, Sana'a, Yemen.

Faten Ezzadeen (F)

National Polio Surveillance, Yemen Ministry of Public Health and Population, Sana'a, Yemen.

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